Les Stannard Lesley Francis Stannard was born on 7th August 1919 in Deptford. He joined the Co-operative movement’s “Comrades Circle” (a kind of less edgy alternative to the Woodcraft Folk) at the age of […]

Les Thompson Born in Jarrow, Thompson was a submariner in World War Two, escorting Soviet shipping convoys to Murmansk. A life-long Communist, he was an active trades unionist in the post-war period, becoming AEU […]

Les Ellis W L Ellis was a Nottinghamshire miner, who was blacklisted after the 1926 General Strike. He joined the Communist Party in 1934 and was a full time organiser for the Party from 1941-1942. Ellis then served […]

Les Walkey Shropshire National Agricultural Workers Union activist, being branch secretary of three branches and a life long Communist party member. Walkey was a long-standing member of Shrewsbury Trades Council Executive. A leading light […]

Les Fulton Resident in Kirkcaldy, Fulton was a leading figure in Fife teacher’s union activities. He was a national executive member of the Educational Institute of Scotland from 1976. He was EIS national president in […]

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THE EARLY DAYS 1. Introduction 2. 17th Century Democrats 3. The crowd in action 4. Lead Mining in Derbyshire 5. From Guild to Union 6. The Woolcombers 7. Framework Knitting 8. Cotton Mills 9. The [...]